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What If? Part 3: Ancient Wars that Shaped Our World, Hörbuch, Digital, 290min
Historians and inquisitive laymen alike love to ponder the dramatic what-ifs of history. In these never-before-published essays, some of the keenest minds of our time ask the big, tantalizing questions: Where might we be if history had not unfolded the way it did? Why, how, and when was our fortune made real. The answers are surprising, sometimes frightening, and always entertaining. This provocative collection of essays features today's foremost historians speculating on these "what-ifs," providing a fascinating new perspective on history's most pivotal events. The essays include "Infectious Alternatives: The Plague that Saved Jerusalem" by William H. McNeil; "No Glory that Was Greece: The Persians Win at Salamis" by Victor Davis Hanson; "Conquest Denied: Alexander the Great's Premature Death" by Josiah Ober; "Furor Teutonicus: The Teutoburg" by Lewis Lapham; "The Dark Ages Made Lighter: The Consequences of Two Defeats" by Barry S. Strauss; "The Death that Saved Europe: The Mongols Turn Back" by Cecilia Holland; "If Only It Had Not Been Such a Wet Summer" by Theodore K. Rabb; and "The Immolation of Hernan Cortés" by Ross Hassig. Language: English. Narrator: Murphy Guyer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/000268/bk_sans_000268_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Michael Gresham: Secrets Girls Keep , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 497min
Got a killer in your guest room? Michael Gresham is a criminal attorney whose priest has fathered a son. The boy is now 17, acting out, and arrested for first-degree murder. The priest asks Michael to take his son into his home so he can be released on bail. Michael and his wife agree and the boy, with his snake and mice, moves in. One young client who looks guiltier with each new death. The new houseguest gets questioned by the police for yet a second murder. Michael Gresham and his wife become uneasy and, when the young man begins acting out, they finally move him out. The snake and mice move out with him. One courtroom thriller that curls around and surprises even the keenest listeners. A legal thriller sure to satisfy the most demanding listeners of legal fiction and lawyer novels. For the fans of John Grisham and Michael Connelly, the novels of John Ellsworth are burning up the Amazon charts with over 500,000 downloads in the first 25 months of publication. Be the first in your group to discover this amazing writer and his long list of books and exciting characters. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stephen Hoye. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/028050/bk_adbl_028050_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Riddles: 51 Fun Riddles to Bamboozle Anyone , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 52min
This book contains 51 classic riddles waiting to bamboozle you and your friends! Test yourself, your family, and friends with these 51 brilliant riddles designed to bamboozle and fool even the keenest mind. Hours of fun can be had trying to work these out. Riddles can help to build logical thinking skills as well as learning to think outside the box. Riddles have been around for centuries and were prominent in medieval times and also ancient Greece! Riddles are told all over the world and some can boggle even the most logical minds. Do not be discouraged if these riddles trick you too! It is part of the fun. In this book you will find: 51 fun riddles that are sure to stump your friends A section of riddles especially for kids (ideal for keeping the cherubs quiet!) A section of riddles by famous authors Long riddles that really make you think Quick and silly riddles Puzzling riddles that require logic to solve Murder mystery riddles And much more! There is no doubt that you can have hours of fun by trying to solve these riddles and brain teasers and by tricking your friends and family, too! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stanley Weise. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/077439/bk_acx0_077439_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY COLLECTION: At the Mountains of Madness, The Shadow Out of Time, Beyond the Wall of Sleep, The Silver Key, The Colour Out of Space, The Quest of Iranon... (eBook, ePUB)
This carefully crafted ebook: "SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY COLLECTION: At the Mountains of Madness, The Shadow Out of Time, Beyond the Wall of Sleep, The Silver Key, The Colour Out of Space, The Quest of Iranon..." is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. "The process of delving into the black abyss is to me the keenest form of fascination." - H. P. Lovecraft This volume assembles Lovecraft's greatest sci-fi tales and reveals the mystical incredible universe he created. Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. He is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors in his genre. Some of Lovecraft's work was inspired by his own nightmares. His interest started from his childhood days when his grandfather stirred his interest in the weird by telling him his own original tales of Gothic horror. Table of Contents: Beyond the Wall of Sleep The Doom that Came to Sarnath The Cats of Ulthar Celephaïs The Quest of Iranon The Other Gods The Silver Key The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath The Colour Out of Space At the Mountains of Madness The Shadow Out of Time- Shop: buecher
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The Tamarack Murders: A Bo Tully Mystery, Book 5 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 272min
Bo Tully, the renowned sheriff of Blight County, Idaho, has seen his share of small-town crime. And, he always gets his man, whether by the book or otherwise. Fact is, everyone in the area knows Tully, and his unique 'Blight Way' of doing things. When Tully and his deputy hike deep into the woods, tracking a suspected bank robber, little do they realize that they are about to witness a murder. Soon, the murder leads the Sheriff on a convoluted adventure, with a series of twists and turns, each demanding his utmost attention and keenest crime-solving abilities. Along the way, Tully has to deal with the likes of a shadowy local named Gridley Shanks; two out-of-town elk hunters who don’t know much about elk hunting; an elderly couple who end up dead while caring for a rundown mansion; a sassy assistant named Daisy; and an attractive, tough FBI agent named Angie, who suddenly finds herself involved in her first murder investigation. There’s also the case of missing loot, which no one can find, at least not until Tully puts his mind to it. Will Tully get his man (or men) this time? Does the 'Blight Way' ever fail? Listen to another enticing mystery, turned misadventure, by New York Times bestselling author, Patrick F. McManus, to find out! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Coleman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/014957/bk_adbl_014957_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Murder by Candlelight: The Gruesome Slayings Behind Our Romance With the Macabre , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 459min
In the early 19th century, a series of murders took place in and around London that shocked the whole of England. The appalling nature of the crimes - a brutal slaying in the gambling netherworld, the slaughter of two entire households, and the first of the modern lust-murders - was magnified not only by the lurid atmosphere of an age in which candlelight gave way to gaslight but also by the efforts of some of the keenest minds of the period to uncover the most gruesome details of the killings. These slayings all took place against the backdrop of a London in which the splendor of the fashionable world was haunted by the squalor of the slums. Sir Walter Scott, Lord Byron, Thomas De Quincey, Thomas Carlyle, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and others were fascinated by the blood and deviltry of these crimes. In their contemplations of the most notorious murders of their time, they discerned in the act of killing itself a depth of hideousness that we have lost sight of, now living in an age in which murder has been reduced to a problem of social science and skillful detective work. Interweaving these cultural vignettes alongside criminal history, acclaimed author Michael Knox Beran paints a vivid picture of a time when homicide was thought of as the intrusion of the diabolic into ordinary life. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jonathan Yen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/005084/bk_tant_005084_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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All the Queen's Men
"Sheer entertainment... Bennett infuses wit and an arch sensibility into her prose... This is not mere froth, it is pure confection." - New York Times Book Review on The Windsor KnotAmateur detective Queen Elizabeth II is back in this hugely entertaining follow-up to the bestseller The Windsor Knot, in which Her Majesty must determine how a missing painting is connected to the shocking death of a staff member inside Buckingham Palace.At Buckingham Palace, the autumn of 2016 presages uncertain times. The Queen must deal with the fallout from the Brexit referendum, a new female prime minister, and a tumultuous election in the United States-yet these prove to be the least of her worries when a staff member is found dead beside the palace swimming pool. Is it truly the result of a tragic accident, as the police think, or is something more sinister going on?Meanwhile, her assistant private secretary, Rozie Oshodi, is on the trail of a favorite painting that once hung outside the Queen's bedroom and appears to have been misappropriated by the Royal Navy. And a series of disturbing anonymous letters have begun circulating in the palace. The Queen's courtiers think they have it all 'under control', but Her Majesty is not so sure. After all, though the staff and public may not be aware, she is the keenest sleuth among them. Sometimes, it takes a Queen's eye to see connections where no one else can.- Shop: buecher
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Destined for War (eBook, ePUB)
NATIONAL BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR. From an eminent international security scholar, an urgent examination of the conditions that could produce a catastrophic conflict between the United States and China??-??and how it might be prevented.China and the United States are heading toward a war neither wants. The reason is Thucydides's Trap: when a rising power threatens to displace a ruling one, violence is the likeliest result. Over the past five hundred years, these conditions have occurred sixteen times; war broke out in twelve. At the time of publication, an unstoppable China approached an immovable America, and both Xi Jinping and Donald Trump promised to make their countries "e;great again,"e; the seventeenth case was looking grim??-??it still is. A trade conflict, cyberattack, Korean crisis, or accident at sea could easily spark a major war. In Destined for War, eminent Harvard scholar Graham Allison masterfully blends history and current events to explain the timeless machinery of Thucydides's Trap??-??and to explore the painful steps that might prevent disaster today. SHORT-LISTED FOR THE 2018 LIONEL GELBER PRIZENAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY: FINANCIAL TIMES * THE TIMES (LONDON)* AMAZON"e;Allison is one of the keenest observers of international affairs around."e; ??-?? President Joe Biden"e;[A] must-read book in both Washington and Beijing."e; ??-?? Boston Globe "e;[Full of] wide-ranging, erudite case studies that span human history . . . [A] fine book."e;??-?? New York Times Book Review- Shop: buecher
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British Evangelical Theologians of the Twentieth Century (eBook, ePUB)
Throughout the twentieth century, Britain produced some of the most prominent evangelical theologians in both church and academic circles. This survey and introduction, edited by Thomas Noble and Jason Sexton, presents twelve of these theologians, exploring what made their work so influential and their continued relevance for today. As well as surveying each man's work, British Evangelical Theologians of the Twentieth Century considers what is meant by calling these theologians 'evangelical' Christians - taking into account their understanding of biblical authority, standing in the Reformation tradition and treatment of Scripture as well as their approaches to biblical criticism and liberal theology. As a result, it is ideal for students looking to deeper their understanding of British evangelical Christianity as a whole, as well as increasing their knowledge of the individual figuresFrom James Orr and Lesslie Newbigin to John Stott and J. I. Packer, a range of perspectives within British evangelicalism is reflected. Along with brief biographies, each body of work is examined in three particular areas: stance on the Bible ('biblicism'), the atonement ('crucicentrism'), and concern for mission and evangelism ('conversionism'). British Evangelical Theologians of the Twentieth Century is a thorough introduction to twelve of the keenest and most influential minds in British evangelical thought. It will leave you with an appreciation of each man's contribution to English-speaking evangelicalism, as well as helping you to engage critically with their theology and understand how their work is relevant to the development and discussion of British evangelical theology today.- Shop: buecher
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Soul at the White Heat: Inspiration, Obsession, and the Writing Life , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 913min
A new collection of critical and personal essays on the writing life, from National Book Award-winning and New York Times best-selling author Joyce Carol Oates. "Why do we write?"With this question Joyce Carol Oates, in this new collection of seminal essays and criticism, begins an imaginative exploration of the writing life and all its attendant anxieties, joys, and futilities. Leading her quest is a desire to understand the source of the writer's inspiration: Do subjects haunt those who might bring them back to life until the writer submits? Or does something "happen" to us, a sudden ignition of a burning flame? Can the appearance of a muse-like Other bring about a writer's best work? In Soul at the White Heat, Oates deploys her keenest critical faculties, conjuring contemporary and past voices whose work she deftly and creatively dissects for clues to these elusive questions. Virginia Woolf, John Updike, Emily Dickinson, Henry James, J. M. Coetzee, Margaret Atwood, Joan Didion, Zadie Smith, and many others appear as predecessors and peers - material through which Oates sifts in acting as literary detective, philosopher, and student. The book is at its most thrilling when watching the writer herself at work, and Oates provides rare insight into her own process in candid, self-aware dispatches from the author's writing room. Longtime admirers of Joyce Carol Oates' novels as well as her nonfiction will discover much to be inspired by and obsess upon in this inventive collection from an American master. As the New York Times has said of her essays, "Oates's writing has always seemed effortless: urgent, unafraid, torrential. She writes like a woman who walks into rough country and doesn't look back." ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Susan Ericksen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/005493/bk_harp_005493_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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